Level Six: Straight Leg Sit Ups
If the member is performing correct technique, the intensity/load can be
increased by holding a weight plate/dumbbell in their hands. They still must
maintain the same technique as without a weight.
Teaching Points
Target Muscles
- Lying on the floor with arms outstretched above the shoulders
- Keeping the legs flat on the floor, use the core to bring the upper body up to Primary Muscles: rectus abdominus, transverse abdominus
vertical
Secondary Muscles: Hip flexors
- Resist the temptation to use the arms to propel the body upwards
- Under control lower back to the start
Look out for: feet lifting off the floor, using the arms to assist the movement
(swinging forwards) to initiate the lift, not coming all the way to vertical
Note: Start with arms folded across the chest. The next progression would be
to hold a weight with the arms outstretched